On 2 January, SITV took delivery of one quay crane, nine rubber-tyred gantry cranes and other mobile equipments. They will be fully operational by early February 2010. SITV is planning to start its operation in early March 2010 to meet the needs of economic development in southern Vietnam where high priority has been given to developing international deep-water ports located on the South-East coast about 75km away from Ho Chi Minh City.